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He was the son of Rurik Rostislavich, prince of Kyiv and Anna Yur'yevich,
princess of Turov. He was grand prince of Kyiv from 1204. He married about in
1189 with Verkhuslava, daughter of
Vsyevolod III Yur'yevich Bolshoye Gnezdo, grand
prince of Vladimir. Their daughters were Izmarda and Yefrosiia. He is shown on
this family chart. In 1204 he was captured by
Roman Mstislavich and taken as prisoner to Galich. But
his father - in -law, Vsyevolod III, of Vladimir interveened and forced Roman
to release Rostislav, whereupon Vsyevolod placed him on the throne at Kyiv.
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